Xinhua News Agency back issues from Sunday, June 28:
Gaddafi urges quick steps to form AU authority
Jun 28, 2009 ... Gaddafi urges quick steps to form AU authority CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafiunderlined the necessity to take quick steps for the formation ofAfrican Union (AU) authority, Libyan official news agency Janareported on Sunday. During the opening of ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 28
Jun 28, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 28 CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Sunday. -- A UN human rights mission began two days of public hearingsSunday as part of its ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Sunday. Ha'aretz: -- Israel is holding talks with Egypt on a new cease-fireagreement in the Gaza Strip, and the ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Saturdaycondemned a statement by G8 foreign ...
UN panel holds hearings of Palestinian victims
Jun 28, 2009 ... UN panel holds hearings of Palestinian victims GAZA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A UN panel investigating possible warcrimes by Israel and the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Stripduring the massive Israeli aggression started holding hearings onSunday as part of its mandate ....
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Sunday. MILLIYET (National): -- Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay said hepersonally thinks seminaries ...
Feature: Iraqi soldiers no more masks on duty
Jun 28, 2009 ... Feature: Iraqi soldiers no more masks on duty by Jamal Hashim, Ali Salih TIKRIT, Iraq, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Unarmed and unmasked Mohammedal-Jubouri, an Iraqi soldier, was proudly showing off his militaryuniform he was wearing as waiting for a commuter bus on a main roadnear ...
Roundup: Rights group says West Bank aquifer at risk from wastewater
Jun 28, 2009 ... Roundup: Rights group says West Bank aquifer at risk fromwastewater Roundup: Rights group says West Bank aquifer at risk fromwastewater by David Harris JERUSALEM, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinians and Israelis havelong been embroiled in a dispute over the scarce water ...
Urgent: Iran detained 8 local employees of British Embassy in Tehran
Jun 28, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran detained 8 local employees of British Embassy inTehran Urgent: Iran detained 8 local employees of British Embassy inTehran ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Sunday. Al Ahram: -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement and its rival Fatah areto meet on Sunday night to discuss the ...
1st LD: Iran detained 8 local employees of British embassy
Jun 28, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran detained 8 local employees of British embassy TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iranian authorities have detained 8local employees of the British embassy in Tehran, the semi- officialFars news agency reported on Sunday. "Eight local employees of the British embassy in ...
Israel finds 49 more A/H1N1 cases
Jun 28, 2009 ... Israel finds 49 more A/H1N1 cases JERUSALEM, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Another 49 cases of influenza A/H1N1 cases were detected in Israel over the weekend, bringing thetotal number to 454, reported local news service Ynet on Sunday. All the new patients are in mild conditions and ...
Two freight ships collide in Aegean Sea
Jun 28, 2009 ... Two freight ships collide in Aegean Sea ANKARA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Two freight ships collided in theAegean Sea off Turkey's northwestern coast, causing no casualties,an official statement said on Sunday. The statement by the Turkish Maritime Undersecretary said thatthe ...
2nd LD: Iran detained 8 local employees of British embassy
Jun 28, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Iran detained 8 local employees of British embassy TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) - Iranian authorities have detained 8local employees of the British embassy in Tehran, the semi- officialFars news agency reported on Sunday. "Eight local employees of the British embassy in ...
1st LD: Iran's Supreme Leader criticizes Western "meddling"
Jun 28, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's Supreme Leader criticizes Western "meddling" TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader AyatollahSeyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday criticized "meddling" of WesternCountries in Iran's internal affairs, local satellite Press TVreported. Khamenei slammed the ...
Urgent: Iran's Supreme Leader criticizes Western "meddling"
Jun 28, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's Supreme Leader criticizes Western "meddling" TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader ...
Hamas frees 20 Fatah activists in Gaza
Jun 28, 2009 ... Hamas frees 20 Fatah activists in Gaza GAZA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movementon Sunday freed 20 prisoners loyal to Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas' Fatah party in the Gaza Strip, Hamas' interior ministry said. The release of the detainees has been ...
Hamas delegation in Egypt for Palestinian dialogue
Jun 28, 2009 ... Hamas delegation in Egypt for Palestinian dialogue CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the PalestinianIslamic Hamas movement headed by Mahmoud El Zahar arrived in Egypton Sunday to take part in the sixth round of the Palestiniandialogue in Cairo. Hamas delegation ...
2nd LD: Iran's supreme leader criticizes Western "meddling"
Jun 28, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Iran's supreme leader criticizes Western "meddling" TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader AyatollahSeyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday criticized "meddling" of Westerncountries in Iran's internal affairs, local satellite Press TVreported. Khamenei slammed the ...
Roundup: Palestinian reconciliation deal "imminent", says independent figure
Jun 28, 2009 ... Roundup: Palestinian reconciliation deal "imminent", saysindependent figure Roundup: Palestinian reconciliation deal"imminent", says independent figure by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian independentofficial involved in the inter-Palestinian ...
Heavy sandstorm hits Baghdad
Jun 28, 2009 ... Heavy sandstorm hits Baghdad BAGHDAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A heavy sandstorm engulfed the Iraqicapital of Baghdad on Sunday, halting flights in Baghdad airport andsending hundreds of people to hospitals for breathing problems,officials said. The international airport has ...
News Analysis: Long way ahead for Iraq to peace after U.S. troops pullout
Jun 28, 2009 ... News Analysis: Long way ahead for Iraq to peace after U.S. troopspullout News Analysis: Long way ahead for Iraq to peace after U.S.troops pullout by Xinhua writers Fu Yiming, Gao Shan BAGHDAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi towns and cities aren't quietas both Baghdad and ...
Syria, Yemen ink 13 documents, MoU, executive programs
Jun 28, 2009 ... Syria, Yemen ink 13 documents, MoU, executive programs DAMASCUS, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Syria and Yemen Sunday signed 13documents, Memos of Understanding (MoU) and executive programs toboost cooperation in various fields, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. The ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Jun 28, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at 763.27 ...
Iran's warship thwarts hijack of its oil tanker by pirates
Jun 28, 2009 ... Iran's warship thwarts hijack of its oil tanker by pirates TEHRAN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's navy has prevented an attemptto hijack an Iranian oil tanker by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, theofficial IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. According to a report by the public ...
Egypt reports six more cases of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 28, 2009 ... Egypt reports six more cases of A/H1N1 flu CAIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Sunday six morecases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the flu inthe populous country to 61, according to the Ministry of Health. The six cases include five Somalis-Dutch ...
One woman dead, three wounded in West Beirut clashes
Jun 28, 2009 ... One woman dead, three wounded in West Beirut clashes BEIRUT, June 28 (Xinhua) -- One woman was killed and three otherpeople were wounded in West Beirut area of Aysha Bakkar Sunday whenclashes erupted between Shiite members of Speaker Nabih Berri's AmalMovement and Sunni supporters ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 28
Jun 28, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, June 28 TEHRAN -- Iranian authorities have detained 8 local employees ofthe British embassy in Tehran, the semi-official Fars news agencyreported on Sunday. "Eight local employees of the British embassy in Tehran who had ...
Moderate quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Jun 28, 2009 ... Moderate quake rocks eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5. 1Richter scale struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning,no report of damage or casualty, ...
Japan's industrial output rise 5.9 pct in May
Jun 28, 2009 ... Japan's industrial output rise 5.9 pct in May TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's industrial output in May rose5.9 percent from the previous month for the third straight month ofgain, but the rise is lower than expected, the government datashowed Monday. The market's average ...
Dollar trades in lower 95 yen range
Jun 28, 2009 ... Dollar trades in lower 95 yen range TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the lower 95yen range early Monday in Tokyo, little changed from its late Fridayquotes in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 95.18-23 yen compared ...
Urgent: 3 killed, 7 injured in market blast in southern Philippines
Jun 28, 2009 ... Urgent: 3 killed, 7 injured in market blast in southernPhilippines COTABATO, the Philippines, June 29 (Xinhua) -- At least threecivilians ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Monday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso hinted Saturday night duringtalks with LDP Secretary ...
Tokyo stocks open flat
Jun 28, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open flat TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened almost flat Mondayas a weaker-than-expected Japanese industrial output in May and astronger yen weighed on the market. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the ...
1st LD Writethru: 3 killed, 7 injured in market blast in southern Philippines
Jun 28, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: 3 killed, 7 injured in market blast in southernPhilippines COTABATO, the Philippines, June 29 (Xinhua) -- At least threecivilians were killed and seven others were wounded when a homemadebomb ripped through a public market Monday in the restive ...
2nd LD Writethru: 1 killed, 15 injured in S. Philippine market blast: military
Jun 28, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: 1 killed, 15 injured in S. Philippine marketblast: military COTABATO, the Philippines, June 29 (Xinhua) -- One civilian waskilled while 15 others were wounded as a homemade bomb exploded in apublic market in southern Philippines Monday morning, the ...
Tokyo stocks rise moderately in morning session
Jun 28, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks rise moderately in morning session TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, butgains were capped by lower-than-expected May industrial outputfigures released on the day. The ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jun 28, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Monday: The Hindu: -- Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday allayedfears about the country facing a drought this ...
Nepal sees only 12 days free of strikes in six months
Jun 28, 2009 ... Nepal sees only 12 days free of strikes in six months KATHMANDU, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's statistics showed that inthe past six months only 12 days were free of any kind of strike,local media reported Sunday. According to a report of The Himalayan Times daily, strikes ...
No room for Tamil Tiger militancy ever again in Sri Lanka: military
Jun 28, 2009 ... No room for Tamil Tiger militancy ever again in Sri Lanka:military COLOMBO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebelsdefeated by the government troops would never be able to regroup, alocal radio station quoted defense officials as saying on Sunday. Brigadier Udaya ...
S. Korean business sentiment turns pessimistic for July
Jun 28, 2009 ... S. Korean business sentiment turns pessimistic for July SEOUL, June 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korean businesses madepessimistic forecasts on economic conditions for July as oil andcommodity prices are expected to rise, an industry survey saidMonday. The monthly business ...
Wrong name for flu A/H1N1 hits pig farmers in Sri Lanka
Jun 28, 2009 ... Wrong name for flu A/H1N1 hits pig farmers in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A wrong name for flu A/H1N1 in localSinhala language has hit the pig farmers hardly in Sri Lanka,industry sources said Sunday. Kularaja Perera, the president of the Pig Farmers' Association ...
Three Russian figure skaters found infected with A/H1N1 flu in Japan
Jun 28, 2009 ... Three Russian figure skaters found infected with A/H1N1 flu inJapan TOKYO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Three Russian nationals visitingJapan's Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, to take part in a figureskating show have been confirmed infected with the new stain ofinfluenza, Kyodo News ...
Myanmar to add more GSM radio stations in capital Yangon
Jun 28, 2009 ... Myanmar to add more GSM radio stations in capital Yangon YANGON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar telecommunicationauthorities will add 33 more GSM radio stations in the biggest cityof Yangon to expand GSM coverage amid increasing usage of mobilephones in the city, the local weekly ...
Indonesia's Bali plans blood test for new flu suspects at airport
Jun 28, 2009 ... Indonesia's Bali plans blood test for new flu suspects at airport JAKARTA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Ngurah Rai International Airportof Bali in Indonesia plans to install laboratory equipment for bloodtest following the cases of flu A/H1N1 infection in the country,Nyoman Murtiyasa, ...
Police, garment workers continue clash in Bangladesh, another 1 killed
Jun 28, 2009 ... Police, garment workers continue clash in Bangladesh, another 1killed DHAKA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Police and garment workers continuedfight on the second day on Sunday over the workers' outstandingpayment, leaving another worker dead and 100 wounded in policefiring at Savar, ...
Philippine anti-corruption agency rocked by blast, no people hurt
Jun 28, 2009 ... Philippine anti-corruption agency rocked by blast, no people hurt MANILA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- An explosion rocked the compound ofthe Philippines' Office of the Ombudsman early on Sunday, but no onewas injured in the blast, reports said. The predawn incident damaged a water ...
Foreigners nabbed for human trafficking in Malaysia
Jun 28, 2009 ... Foreigners nabbed for human trafficking in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian marine police nabbed42 Afghans and Pakistanis for illegal human trafficking, accordingto a local newspaper report on Monday. The foreigners, who had planned to go to Australia via ...
Clashes leave 14 Taliban, 7 Afghan police dead
Jun 28, 2009 ... Clashes leave 14 Taliban, 7 Afghan police dead KABUL, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Separate conflicts in Afghanistan'swestern Farah province left nearly two dozen including seven policedead, officials said Sunday. In the first gun battle, occurred in Balablok district onSaturday, ...
Rudd calls U.S. progress on climate "good news"
Jun 28, 2009 ... Rudd calls U.S. progress on climate "good news" CANBERRA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister KevinRudd praised the U.S. progress on climate change on Sunday, callingit "good news" for the world. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to ...
Australian authorities intercept boat with asylum seekers on aboard
Jun 28, 2009 ... Australian authorities intercept boat with asylum seekers onaboard CANBERRA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A boat with 194 people on board wasintercepted near Christmas Island on Sunday by Australianauthorities, a government minister said. Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor ...
Two soldiers killed by suspected separatist militants in Philippines
Jun 28, 2009 ... Two soldiers killed by suspected separatist militants inPhilippines MANILA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Suspected rogue members of theseparatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attacked and killedtwo military engineers involved in the construction of a schoolbuilding in the ...
Pakistani PM rules out dialogue with militants
Jun 28, 2009 ... Pakistani PM rules out dialogue with militants ISLAMABAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister YousafRaza Gilani Sunday ruled out talks with the militants and said it isthe time of decisive action against them, local media reported. "This is not time for any dialogue ...
Aso, Lee meet for cooperation on DPRK nuke threat, closer ties
Jun 28, 2009 ... Aso, Lee meet for cooperation on DPRK nuke threat, closer ties TOKYO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso andvisiting South Korean president Lee Myung Bak met here Sunday,seeking closer cooperation in addressing the nuclear threat fromPyongyang and reaffirming ...
Top scorer may be denied by university for lying about ethnicity
Jun 28, 2009 ... Top scorer may be denied by university for lying about ethnicity BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A talented Chinese student who got aplace at the prestigious Peking University may not be enrolled forlying about his ethnic status during the national college entranceexamination ....
Chinese yuan rises 12 basis points against U.S. dollars
Jun 28, 2009 ... Chinese yuan rises 12 basis points against U.S. dollars BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan, edged up12 basis points against the U.S. dollars Monday, after Chinarepeated calls for a new international reserve currency last week. The central parity rate of ...
Chinese landscape painting auctioned in Beijing for record 12.3 mln U.S. dlrs
Jun 28, 2009 ... Chinese landscape painting auctioned in Beijing for record 12.3mln U.S. dlrs BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A record auction price of 84 millionyuan (about 12.3 million U.S. dollars) was achieved for a singleChinese painting in Beijing, the auction house said Sunday. The ...
Shanghai home owners demand refunds after apartment building collapse
Jun 28, 2009 ... Shanghai home owners demand refunds after apartment buildingcollapse SHANGHAI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 home owners inShanghai have demanded refunds or compensation after a 13-storeyapartment building under construction toppled on Saturday. The building in the ...
Two Filipino soldiers infected with A/H1N1 flu virus
Jun 28, 2009 ... Two Filipino soldiers infected with A/H1N1 flu virus MANILA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippineson Sunday confirmed that two solders have been infected with theInfluenza A/H1N1 virus but said they are now recovering and that itsspread to other troops had been ...
12 die in pilgrimage in India-controlled Kashmir
Jun 28, 2009 ... 12 die in pilgrimage in India-controlled Kashmir SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, June 28 (Xinhua) -- TwelveHindu pilgrims have died in the first two weeks during theirpilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave in India-controlled Kashmir, healthofficials said Sunday. The deaths ...
New mining policy could attract 5 bln U.S. dollar investment to India: official
Jun 28, 2009 ... New mining policy could attract 5 bln U.S. dollar investment toIndia: official NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Indian mining space has thepotential to attract 5 billion U.S. dollars of foreign investment,but it is the policies governing the sector that will determine theflow ...
Pakistan announces rewards for Taliban chief, 10 other leaders
Jun 28, 2009 ... Pakistan announces rewards for Taliban chief, 10 other leaders ISLAMABAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani government Sundayannounced rewards for tips leading to the capture alive or dead of11 Taliban leaders and commanders, including Pakistan Taliban chiefBaitulalh Mehsod. A ...
Half of Indian firms mull fresh investments in Europe
Jun 28, 2009 ... Half of Indian firms mull fresh investments in Europe NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Nearly half of the Indiancompanies consider it appropriate to make new investments in Europeas they expect markets there to stabilize and recover in the nextsix to 12 months, according to a survey ...
India to set up expert group to decide on national textile policy
Jun 28, 2009 ... India to set up expert group to decide on national textile policy NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Indian textile sector islikely to get a major boost in terms of infrastructure in next 100days with the government launching two integrated textile parks,pumping in additional ...
Indian Army trains its troops in urban warfare
Jun 28, 2009 ... Indian Army trains its troops in urban warfare NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Army is impartingtraining on its troops manning units located across the country inurban warfare in case another attack like the Mumbai massacre takesplace, a senior Indian Defense Ministry ...